Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-26

feTreu 10. anu IIlaO uiu uOt VAIN " oiiN's
them. He denied having repeated 1t aud
we were talking over the matter when
Burt hogan to laugh at me, and got rat
tied and told him he had moth
ing to do with the matter, that
| was talking with Mr.. Warden and not
to him. Other words followed and l call
ed him a liar, when he came to the door
and struck me. / struck back and Mr..
Warden parted us. did not phil my re-
volyer out. II was in my hip pocket, but
/ NAV have put my hand on it. was
mad, because the boys had been teasing
about the matter, and the Iatelligeneer arti-
Gle led good many people to believe that
was one of the men concerned IN the
woman case. 1t has been poked at me all
over the ward. / did not call man IN
the building q s. Of b, because
| never call any man that. l
didn't 90 the stable to have
a Quarrel, but to merely have friendly
talk with Mr.. Warden and see if could
not induce him to quit reporting that
knew the men in the stable that night.
The whole cause OF the trouble was, that
on that night was informed that two OF
three men and woman were III the sta
BILE, and when got there | went in with
out thinking. After got in / thought II
had it to do over again should have
staid outside, as it was 80 dark could see
nothing, aud the men could easily escape
me. did not know one of the lnen, and
the statement that did caused me to be
come angry, although when
went to Warden's stable l had
no idea such thing was
going to happen, or l should never have
gone. When we got outside i'll The gang
way, after the little fly between Burt and
myself, Burt and Moore followed us NJ
and took out my revolver and put 1T IN
my side pocket They wanted Mr.. War
den TO let them do me up, and l said Il
them if they came towards me | would
put hole through them, which ended the
matter. The whole thing has been done
for spite work, as ] once arrested woman
who was a"friend of the Wardens, and
since that time they have had il III fol-
me. That is about the whole truth of the
matter. was perfectly sober when | went
into Mr.. Warden's office, AZ sober rs the
day | was born, and the trouble would moi
have occurred had Burt and Moore, who
had nothing to do with the matter, KEPT
away from US. Burts guying was the
cause of the whole racket"
Between one and two o'clock yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Moore appeared ut the Office
of Justice George Ankle, and swore out
warrant for the arrest of Officer stephens
for assault. The warrant was placed II
the hands OF Constable Lauchlin, whC
went over to Stephens house and placed
him under arrest, telling him to appear a
the Justices office at 8 o'clock this after
noon for hearing The fact that Stephens
was not taken into custody by the Consta
BILE and locked up, induced Mr.. Moore t.
make some telephone enquiries of the
Justice, but he was assured that the Officer
would appear ut the proper time.
Mr.. Moore called on Prosecuting Attor
ney Jordan about = o'clock yesterday after
noon, after swearing out the warrant be
fore Justice Arkle for Stephens, charging
him with assault i'll pointing revolver
and threatening TO shoot. Mr.. Moore, IL
addition to the warrant above mentioned
also desired a warrant for Stephens 10
carrying concealed weapons, hut the Jus
tice, having some doubt upon this point
seat him to Mr. Jordan. The Prosecuting
Attorney told Mr.. Moore that Stephens
being an officer, was entitled, under Sec
I of Chap. 147 of the Code, TO carry pistol
but that he had no business To point it a
people in the manner alleged. While q
the Prosecuting Attorneys office, MIR
Moore told Mr. Jordan that Stephens cam
to the livery stable, apparently under tn
influence of liquor, and said something t.
this effect TO him:
Cd d-n you, you telephOned to TIN
Chief and gave this whole thing away
I'm going to get even with You if it take
ten years"
Mr.. Moore then said Stephens pulled hi
pistol and pointed it at him and threatenet
to shoot him. Moore got away from hin
aud went to the telephone and called u
Chief Smith, telling him what stephens
was up to and asking if he was still al
officer, having the impression, he explained
that when policeman was off duty and IL
citizens dress that he could not be hel,
liable ~ an officer for anything he Nigh
do. Captain Smith, Mr.. Moore said, tol,
him Stephens was still an officer but wa
not on duty. The Captain then cam
down to the stable, Officer Stephens hay
ing in the meantime walked up the street
When the Captain arrived ut the stable h
was told bv Mr. Moore what mad occurred
and he then went to see Officer Stephens
Coming back to the stable, the Captain
told Mr.. Moore he didn't think Stephen
had been drinking, as he did not smell
anything on his breath.
Capt. Smith said to reporter yeSterda,
afternoon that Just before nine o'clock il
the morning he got q telephone mesSag
from Warden's livery stable to the etleC
that Officer Stephens was raising trouhl
down there and had threatened to shoe
somebody. The Captain at once Jump
ed on n car at the pOstoilice corner ant
went down TO Twenty-third street. Their
he met Officer Stephens standing on tn
corner. The Captain asked him what wa
wrong, when Stephens made M attempt 4
deny that he had done anything wrong
hut on the Captain Questioning him, b
said that he couldn't stand this thin
any longer" and showed by his name
that he was laboring under a good deal q
excitement and that he had made hreal
of some kind. After talking to the office
for few moments, Captain Smitl
went down to the stable where he met
Messrs. Warden and Moore. Mr.. Warder
told the Captain that Stephens had COM
in there with the remark that he had g
crow to pick with him." and after few
words had passed between them, Mr.
Moore came up, when Stephens made
break at him and the revolver was drawn
Captain Smith said he did not think Ste
phenS WAS under the influence of liquor
but that he was labOring under great ex
citement. He also said that the office
was crying at the time, and that he ba'
been crying before that Captain SmitI
said that the conduct of the officer was in
excusable, and that he had determined b,
take a summary course in the matter, lay
ing the affair before the Board At the meet
ing to take place in the evening.
A short time after the above converse
ton with the newspaper man, the Chic
suspended Officer Stephens, and at
O'Clock last evening, when the Board o
Police Commissioners met, reported tin
suspension to them After discussion o
the situation, the Board approved the &C
ton of Chief Smith and snsnendad Sfenh